You realize we are still on ‘Early Bird Chat’? I’m hopping over to the current thread.😀

]]>By: 57andfemalehttps://theobamadiary.com/2014/05/13/early-bird-chat-234/#comment-1023589
Tue, 13 May 2014 16:30:42 +0000http://theobamadiary.com/?p=170144#comment-1023589I admit – I want a cell phone on me when I’m out and about. God knows there aren’t pay phones anymore if you had some emergency.

That being said, I have precious little time to myself and don’t need to be hounded or checked up on. No one can be by themselves anymore, and yet they are more isolated than ever.

I am extremely selfish when it comes to guarding my time. From way back when, I didn’t answer my phone when I didn’t feel like talking. It’s one of the reasons I never signed on for ‘call waiting’ or whatever because if I wasn’t in a talking mood, I wasn’t really interested to know who called (so I could call them back). My take was that if whoever called wanted to speak badly enough, they’d call back at another time when hopefully I’d be more inclined to talk.😀 Except at school, I have always refused to be controlled by a ringing bell.😉

]]>By: 57andfemalehttps://theobamadiary.com/2014/05/13/early-bird-chat-234/#comment-1023541
Tue, 13 May 2014 15:54:02 +0000http://theobamadiary.com/?p=170144#comment-1023541Well, no way Mr. 57 could text! I do wish he could read texts like ‘don’t forget to pick up eggs’ but I have limited expectations.

I’ve tried to get him to take photos of things he tries to describe to me from Costco. It’s not on his radar, and it’s barely on mine. I still prefer a camera for taking pictures.

He is good at checking traffic on his phone. We both turn our phones off.

I don’t check twitter or email from my phone. Seriously, there is nothing more annoying to me than people who must stay connected to absolutely everything at all times. A friend of mine totaled two cars, because he had to check his email rather than watch the road.

That being said, it’s the real world and we have to participate somewhat. My 84 year old neighbor won’t get an answering machine and I worry…….